The Battle of Sabine Crossroads:
The Order of Battle

by Stuart Harrison


To play this scenario in 1:200 scale, you require the following model stands:

    10 Union cavalry stands
    4 Union artillery stands
    51 Union infantry stands
    10 Union assorted wagons
    15 Confederate cavalry stands
    3 Confederate artillery stands
    40 Confederate infantry stands

Confederate Force

Lieutenant General Richard Taylor, C.S.A.

Walker's Division

Brigadier General John G. Walker, l leader
Waul's Brigade6/5/3
Scurry's Brigade9/7/5
Randal's Brigade8/6/4
1 battery of artillery

Mouton's Division

Brigadier General Alfred Mouton, l E leader
Polignac's BrigadeE 9/7/5
Gray's Brigade 8/6/4
1 battery of artillery

Cavalry Division

Brigadier General Thomas Green, l leader
Bee's Brigade 6/4/2
Major's Brigade 4/3/2
Bagby's Brigade 5/3/2
1 battery of horse artillery

Union Force

Major General Nathaniel P. Banks, U.S.V.

Elements of Cavalry Division

Brigadier General Albert L. Lee, l leader
Lucas' Brigade5/4/3
Dudley's Brigade5/4/3
1 battery of horse artillery

3rd Division, XIII Corps

Brigadier General Robert A. Cameron, l leader
Flory's Brigade7/5/4
Raynor's Brigade6/5/3
1 battery of artillery

4th Division, XIII Corps

Colonel William J. Landram, l leader
Vance's Brigade6/5/3
Emerson's Brigade5/4/3
1 battery of artillery

1st Division, XIX Corps

Brigadier General William H. Emory, l leader
Dwight's Brigade 9/7/4
McMillan's Brigade8/6/4
Benedict's Brigade10/8/5
1 battery of artillery

CONCLUSION

The research for this scenario took considerable effort. Despite my best endeavors, I failed to find any map of the action which depicted the final positions by Emory's Division. Therefore, I have drawn this area of the map from my reading of first-hand accounts. If it is flawed, I apologize. My excuse is the 2,000 miles of sea and a few hundred miles of real estate which divides Great Britain from the battle site! Enjoy!

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Johnson and Buel, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War.

Shelby Foote, Red River to Appomattox.

Moneyhon and Roberts, Portraits of a Conflict.

Anne J. Bailey, Between the Enemy and Texas.

Trivia: Camille J. Polignac was employed as a Confederate envoy to France late in the war. He remained after the peace, and led the French 1st Division with distinction during the Franco-Prussian War.


Copyright 1995 by the American Civil War Society